COBSAC Donates to charity:water

Posted on 1/24/2018 1:27:24 PM

Throughout
the last several weeks of the fall 2017 semester, COBSAC (the College of Business Student Advisory Council) decided to give back in the
spirit of the holiday season by raising funds for charity:water, a nonprofit
organization which the Business Honors Senior Cohort takes time to visit each
year during their annual New York City trip.

The student leaders of all 13 Eberly
organizations teamed up to participate in Penny Wars, a game where each penny
donation counts as a +1 in the team’s cup, and all other coins count as
negatives in the opposing teams’ cups. The goal of the Penny Wars is to have
the most positive pennies collected for your team. By the end of the several-week period, the Eberly organizations collectively raised over $100 from the
Penny Wars.

The goal of charity:water is to
construct wells in developing countries so the people can have clean drinking
water and, overall, a better quality of life. As a result of building these
wells, fewer people are getting sick, more young girls are able to obtain an
education rather than working, and the communities are brought closer together.

Brandon Aguirre, president of COBSAC said, “I would encourage others to
learn more about the charity:water organization and their cause. The donation
from COBSAC exemplifies the character of the organizations within the Eberly
College, and I hope others within and beyond the IUP community can find ways to
give back through organizations such as charity:water.”